. Elements of ecology. Ecology. Comnu'nsalis))i without Continuous Contact 379 host no significant amount of harm. The commensal is still within the cavity of the shell when the oyster is opened in the kitchen, and the crab sometimes startles an uninformed diner by appearing in his oyster stew. (Oyster crabs are perfectly edible and are regarded as a delicacy by some, including many who are not ecologists.) Perhaps the most extraordinary instance of a commensal living within its host is that of the small tropical fish Fierasfer which finds. Fig. Diagrammatic vertical section of a Chaetop
. Elements of ecology. Ecology. Comnu'nsalis))i without Continuous Contact 379 host no significant amount of harm. The commensal is still within the cavity of the shell when the oyster is opened in the kitchen, and the crab sometimes startles an uninformed diner by appearing in his oyster stew. (Oyster crabs are perfectly edible and are regarded as a delicacy by some, including many who are not ecologists.) Perhaps the most extraordinary instance of a commensal living within its host is that of the small tropical fish Fierasfer which finds. Fig. Diagrammatic vertical section of a Chaetopterus tube in the mud bottom of the httoral zone, showing the position of the worm and two commensal crabs (Polyonyx). (By permission from Animal Ecology by A. S. Pearse, Copy- right 1939, McGraw-Hill Book Co.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Clarke, George L. (George Leonard), 1905-. New York, Wiley
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